Parotitis

Valeria Fabre, M.D., Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.

PATHOGENS

Common pathogens below:

Viral:
- Mumps: (most common viral cause, usually bilateral enlargement)
- Enteroviruses
- CMV
- Influenza
- HIV
Bacterial:
- Staphyloccocus aureus (most common cause of acute suppurative parotitis)
- Streptococcus species
- Actinomyces
- Mixed infections (anaerobes, Gram positives and Gram negatives)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (rare)
Anaerobes (Peptostreptococcus spp., Cutibacterium acnes, Prevotella spp., Fusobacterium spp.)

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